Braden has competed in the ARCA series part-time in family-owned cars since 2015. He won in his first-career start at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, and posted top 10 finishes in his 4 other starts between 2015 and 2016, at Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, and Chicago. He is well-known in the asphalt super late model community as a NASCAR Whelen All-American series Rookie of the Year and state champion, ARCA/CRA Super Series Rookie of the Year and two-time champion of the series. Braden , who holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from West Virginia University, subbed for RFMS Racing in the back half of 2017, coming away with a 4th place finish at Winchester Speedway, 8th at Kentucky Speedway and 11th at Chicagoland Speedway.